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Clinton maintaining big lead against Trump in key USA states

“Donald Trump doing poorly doesn’t help any Republicans”.

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RNC chief strategist Sean Spicer calls Trump’s staffing changes the “healthy growth of the campaign at a senior level at a key point”.

The analysis covers the last two months, since Clinton and Trump officially clinched their nominations and turned their attention to the general election.

“It’s nice to see Breitbart and Trump make it official that this is going on”, she said. “They appreciate he’s not a scripted politician, but there’s a recognition that words do matter”. The Republican nominee tapped Stephen Bannon – a combative conservative media executive with no presidential campaign experience – to serve as CEO of his White House bid.

The billionaire real estate mogul named pollster Kellyanne Conway to the position as his poll numbers slip and 82 days remain before the presidential election.

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton gestures while speaking during a rally on the campus of Simpson College, Thursday, Jan. 21, 2016, in Indianola, Iowa.

“I will fight to ensure that every American is treated equally, protected and honored equally”, Trump said in a statement posted on Facebook.

Hillary Clinton will meet with law enforcement leaders in New York City while Tim Kaine raises cash in Idaho and Wyoming. Just 44% of registered voters say they could consider voting for Trump in November; 51% say they could consider voting for Clinton. That suggests there has probably been some movement in sentiment in the state since the party conventions, although it is smart not to base your view of the status of the race entirely on any one survey, be it Civitas’, PPP’s or the Marist poll.

The Public Policy Polling poll was conducted from August 12-14.

On the other hand, by a 62-29 percent margin, Voters say Hillary Clinton at the top of the Democratic ticket will help Democrats regain control of the Senate.

Trump spoke at Youngstown State University in Youngstown, Ohio where he shared his plan to wage a “military, cyber and financial” war against the Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL, also known as ISIS or Daesh) militant group by tying up with defense organization. “Donald Trump and the campaign as a whole to double down on more conspiracy theories, more hateful rhetoric, more wild accusations”.

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In tapping Bannon for a top campaign role, Trump is doubling down on his outsider appeal rather than appeasing more traditional Republicans.

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